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. 2013 May 21;25:5. doi: 10.1186/2052-4374-25-5

Table 5.

Number of workers with abnormal liver function index values, odds ratios, and 95% confidence intervals according to the cut-off value

      Number (%) OR * 95% CI
The cut-off value of AST, ALT§, and GGT were taken to be 40 IU/L, 42 IU/L, and 63 IU/L
AST
Control
 
4 (3.2)
 
 
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE co-exposure
3 (3.7)
1.02
0.21-4.96
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE non-exposure
2 (2.4)
0.84
0.15-4.76
 
Lead-exposed
 
21 (8.2)
2.66
0.87-8.17
 
Mixed exposure
 
2 (4.4)
1.46
0.25-8.57
ALT
Control
 
12 (9.6)
 
 
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE co-exposure
8 (9.9)
1.36
0.49-3.78
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE non-exposure
10 (11.9)
1.36
0.54-3.45
 
Lead-exposed
 
35 (13.6)
1.49
0.72-3.06
 
Mixed exposure
 
7 (15.6)
1.55
0.23-4.54
GGT
Control
 
24 (19.2)
 
 
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE co-exposure
8 (9.9)
0.52
0.20-1.34
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE non-exposure
8 (9.5)
0.50
0.20-1.22
 
Lead-exposed
 
63 (24.5)
1.32
0.75-2.32
 
Mixed exposure
 
7 (15.6)
0.97
0.35-2.66
The cut-off value of AST, ALT, and GGT were taken to be 30 IU/L, 30 IU/L, and 40 IU/L
AST
Control
 
15 (12.0)
 
 
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE co-exposure
8 (9.9)
0.80
0.31-2.09
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE non-exposure
9 (10.7)
1.00
0.31-2.45
 
Lead-exposed
 
44 (17.1)
1.42
0.75-2.70
 
Mixed exposure
 
15 (33.3)
4.39
1.86-10.40
ALT
Control
 
41 (32.8)
 
 
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE co-exposure
18 (22.2)
0.94
0.45-1.94
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE non-exposure
22 (26.2)
0.81
0.41-1.58
 
Lead-exposed
 
89 (34.6)
1.04
0.64-1.71
 
Mixed exposure
 
19 (42.2)
1.73
0.78-3.82
GGT
Control
 
41 (32.8)
 
 
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE co-exposure
24 (29.6)
1.27
0.63-2.56
 
Solvent-exposed
TCE non-exposure
25 (29.8)
1.13
0.59-2.18
 
Lead-exposed
 
104 (40.5)
1.35
0.83-2.19
  Mixed exposure   18 (40.0) 2.10 0.94-4.68

*Adjusted for age, work duration, body mass index, smoking, alcohol by binary logistic regression model.

Confidence interval, Aspartate aminotransferase, §Alanine aminotransferase, Gamma glutamyl transferase, Trichloroethylene.